You Make Me Happy Card with Tracy Sagriff

Directions:

1. Adhere design paper to card base

2. Paint chipboard pieces using acrylic paint and allow to dry

3. Use strong adhesive to adhere the dried pieces to the cardbase.

4. Before attaching the bicycle carefully roll the basket of the bike inward to create a 3d effect.

5. Fill the basket with flowers.

6. Attach pearls and sentiment.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Retro Bike

- Double Swirl Frame

Other Supplies Used:

- 5x7 white card base

- 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 design paper

- Flatback pearls

- Sentiment sticker or stamped image

- Small mulberry flowers

- Acrylic paint

- Tracy S

Amazing, Journey Canvas with Tracy Sagriff

Today's project is a star themed mixed media canvas. The dark colours and diecuts make this project come to life.

How to create my canvas:

- Cover canvas in black gesso and let dry

- Paint diecut words silver let dry

- Paint stars and dots on canvas

- Use gelatos to create the galxy effect

- Adhere words

- Add glitter

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Amazing Word

- Journey Fun Word

Other Supplies Used:

- White Canvas

- Silver metallic paint

- Golden orange glitter

- Gelatos: Purple, Green and Navy 

- Gel medium

- Black gesso

- Tracy S

Altered Hat with Tracy Sagriff

Today's project is a little bit steampunk and a whole lot of shabby chic. The pretty colours and fun diecuts make this project come to life.

Begin by painting the entire hat with rose gold. Be sure to get the bottom of the brim.

Once dry paint use white paint from the brim of the hat to the edge of the faux hat band. Then paint the uppermost part of the brim white.

Distress  the paint using sandpaper or wire brushes. 

Use the rose gold paint and the stencil to create a pattern over the white paint.

Apply dollar store gems around the top and bottom of the faux hat band.

Paint the bird and pocketwatch pieces bronze.

Paint the leaves and flourish with green and turquoise.

Arrange rolled paper flowers and adhere to hat. 

Adhere the remaining pieces as desired.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Swooping Birds

- Fine Clock Face

- Scroll Borders

- Pumpkin Leaves

Other Supplies Used:

- Plastic fedora or decoupage hat

- Rose Gold and White Acrylic Paint

- Stencil with desired pattern

- Cardstock

- Lace

- Homemade hatpins (optional)

- Bling

- Tracy S

Peace, Love, Joy with Tracy Sagriff

Are you starting to think about all those holiday crafts you have planned for this year. Last year I left my handmade gifts until November. Usually that would be plenty of time to get everything ready but an unexpected health issue threw my schedule out the window. This year the handmade gifts are being completed first. I hope this charming Christmas Decoration will inspire you to get a jump on your Christmas Crafting.

Directions:

1. Paint the Large wood medallion and ornate frame with the bronze paint and set aside.

2. Colour the holly branch and adhere beds to the appropriate locations,

3. Used whipped spackle to create the snow on the leaves.

4. Once everything is dry adhere the sentiment just inside the frame between the layers of chipboard. Finally adhere the holly bough. 

5. I used the walnut distress ink directly to the chipboard to create allot of shadows and texture.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Mina Wood Doily Canvas

- Double Swirl Frame

- Holly Berry Branch

Other Supplies Used:

- Various Red beads

- Gel medium or adhesive

- Bronte paint

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink

- Markers

- Whipped Spackle

- Tracy S

Moments In Time Mixed Media Clock with Tracy Sagriff

Can you imagine summer is almost half over. Sometimes I feel like I need a device to stop the clock and just savour the moment. This project reminded me to take those moments to enjoy the beauty around us.

Trace and cut a piece of foam board the size of the diameter of the clock face and another for the center circle.

Use gel medium to glue the wood and foam together.

Cover entire project with gecko

Adhere and the diecuts and flowers

Add an additional coat of gesso over new items

Use Faber Castel gelatos in a variety of shades of purple and blue to add colour directly to the project. Use a paintbrush and water to  move the pigment around.

Dilute white paint and glimmer glaze and use it to create spatters

Ink the edges with Distress Oxide Inks

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Wood Clock Canvas

- Moments in Time

- Vintage Clock Hands

- Butterfly Mix

- Vintage Scroll Keys

Other Supplies Used:

- Flowers

- Lavender Acrylic Paint

- Lush Lilac Glimmer Glaze

- Gesso

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Ink - Shaded Lilac and Faded Blue Jeans 

- White paint

- Gel medium

- Foam board

- Tracy

Explore Canvas with Tracy Sagriff

Directions:

Use distress ink and a ripped piece of paper to create the fluffy cloud background.

Colour your focal image, globe, banner pieces and title using multiple layers of water colour paint.

Use the gel medium to adhere it to the canvas.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Plain Banner

- World Globe

- Explore Fun Word

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Broken China and Blue Lagoon

- Water paints

- Gel medium

- Bakers twine

- Santoro Gorjuss stamp

- Canvas

- Tracy

Graduation Gift with Tracy Sagriff

This project  is a gift for a young lady who  is graduating from her Christian high school this week. I thought it might be a useful magnet for her fridge to encourage her to move boldly into the new chapter of her life.

I used 2 coats of paint on the chipboard and then used the ink to distress the edges. Stamp sentiment on a small scrap of light coloured paper.

Adhere doily to Victorian circle slightly offset to the left. Position the cross on the right side and overlap  the cross with journey. Once you are happy with position adhere pieces together. Glue the sentiment so that it is even with the chipboard. Add embellishments.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Journey Fun Word

- Victorian Circle Frame

- Filagree Cross

Other Supplies Used:

- Small Doily

- Flowers

- Gems

- Flatback Pearls

- Stamped Sentiment

- DecoArt: Dazzling Metallic Paint - Rose Gold

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

- Tracy

Beautiful Canvas with Tracy Sagriff

This weeks project draws from the beauty of the faded newspapers that lined my grandmothers china drawers and the beautiful pressed flowers  often found between the pages of books. Time seemed to move much slower then. Hoping you can find a few slow moments this summer to craft.

Directions:

Paint all the chipboard

Adhere design paper to canvas and distresss

Use Gelato, distress stains etc to create a focal spot in the centre of the canvas. 

Adhere chipboard after distressing the edges. Arrange and adhere all die cuts.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Beautiful Fun Word

- Honeycomb Pattern

- Wire Dress Form Set

- Small Oval Frame

- Swirl Corners #2

Other Supplies Used:

- Artist Canvas

- Gel Medium

- Purple Paint

- Tracy

Sunshine and Gelatos with Tracy S

There is nothing quite as relaxing as spending a long lazy weekend playing with your craft supplies. I had so much fun creating this fun card that would be perfect to make a new neighbour or coworker feel right at home.

Directions:

- Use the tape to create a border around the entire perimeter of the card. Make sure that the tape is straight and evenly placed.

- Use green and blue Gelatos to create a silky smooth backdrop. Using your blender you can decide how much variation will be in the image.

- Use black Gelatos to colour the chipboard and adhere it to the card.

- Carefully peel back your tape. The trick is to keep the piece you are lifting grasped closely to where it is stuck.

- Ink up your sentiment stamp and and add it to the bottom of the shaded area.

- Use the fine marker to create freestyle patterns all over your card. 

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Butterfly Mix

Other Supplies Used:

- White Card Base and Envelope

- Painters Tape or Washi Tape

- Faber Castell: Gelatos

- Black Ink

- Sentiment Stamp (mine is from Close To My Heart)

- Fine Black Marker

- Blending Tool

- Tracy

Seaside Shaker Dashboard with Tracy Sagriff

Now that the first days of sunshine and warmth are upon us I have been daydreaming of summer days at the beach. Those welcome thoughts of days in the sun inspired the project that I am sharing today.

Creating inserts for my various planners has become a full on obsession for me. The darling sea creatures in this chipboard set practically screamed out shaker dashboard. There is nothing more fun than an adorable shaker to fill your day with sunshine. This particular one has three separate layers to fill with goodies. This allows the pieces to float freely without becoming entangled in the bottom of the pouch.

Directions:

• Using the Yupo paper and alcohol inks create an Ocean background
• Colour the chipboard creatures with mica powders and distress glitter
• As the elements are drying, cut two equal  sections out of the page protector (2 layers each). You will want them to be slightly smaller than the dimension of the planner you use.
• Place the two double layered sections into a laminating pouch. Ensure all the edges are perfectly aligned and full covered by laminate film.
• After running pouch through laminator cut the top edge off the pouch allowing it to open on one end.
• Carefully use your fingers to open the layers.
• Slide your Yupo background into the back layer facing the other layers.
• Drop your coloured creatures in each of the pockets along with your sequin mix.
• Use a fuse tool to seal the end shut.
• Fold a sheet of black cardstock  in half to create an envelope for the shaker.
• Cut a window out of one side so that you can see the shaker but not the seams.
• Use double sided tape to seal the paper closed.
• Attach another piece of cardstock prepunched for your planner to the spine side.
• Decorate with washi tape.
• Place it in your planner and enjoy.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Ocean Mix One

Other Supplies Used:

- Laminating Film

- Page Protector

- Blue, green sequin mix

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Glitter - Mica Powders

- Yupo Alchohol Ink Paper

- Alcohol Ink: Blues and Greens

- Fuse Tool

- Washi Tape

- Black Cardstock

- Adhesive

- Tracy

Silver Box with Tracy Sagriff

If you knew me you would know that I love all things vintage and frilly. That often is reflected in the art that I create. This project falls under that category.

I fell in love with the Strawberry Leaf Oval Frame from Southern Ridge Trading Company and knew that it was going to be the foundation of this design. When I first took it out and began creating I had intended to use it as the backdrop for a very summery picnic themed altered cigar box. I imagined making big red strawberries to emphasize the incredible detail in this cut. Somewhere along the line my vintage vibe took over and before I knew it I had created a very vintage inspired faux hammered silver box. That just shows how one piece can have so many possibilities.

1. Start by applying a thin coat of the black gesso to the entire box. This makes it so much easier than trying to get every nook and cranny later.
2. Use the chipboard frame to trace the shape on the napkin or rice paper. Be sure to think about what part of the image you want to be featured on the box. Set the cut image aside.
3. Adhere the chipboard frame to the box top using gel medium. Allow plenty of time for it to dry thoroughly.
4. Once dry adhere your resin roses to the box. Again let that gel medium really dry before moving one.
5. Coat the entire box top, frame and roses with a thin coat of black gesso. Once dry you can paint the box. I used an undercoat of light green then a layer of crackle medium and then finally a layer of black paint. When the cracking was done I gently rubbed the entire box top with silver texture luxe.
6. Apply a thin layer of gel medium to the inside of the frame and glue down your image.
7. Once dry you can use your foil and texture luxe to bring out the areas you want to be silver.  I find you have the best control if you work with your fingers.
8. Coat the key piece in silver texture luxe and adhere it along with any embellishments or bling to the box top.
9. There you go a beautiful faux silver box which would make a PERFECT GIFT for Mother’s Day.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Strawberry Leaf Oval Frame

- Vintage Scroll Keys

Other Supplies Used:

- Cigar box or Wooden Box

- Acrylic Paint : Black & Green

- Black Gesso

- Resin Flowers

- Resin Buttons or Bobbles

- Gel Medium

- Rice Paper or a pretty napkin in a pinch

- Silver Foil

- Silver Texture Luxe

- Tracy